Display and storage rack



Nov. 20, 1928. v L.'L. MGGOQGAN DISPLAY ANDSTORAGE RACK Filed Jan. 26. 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 i gaga, Ime/nto Nov. 20, 1928.

' 1,692,679 L. L. MCGOOGAN DISPLAY AND STORAGE RACK- Filed Jan. 2e. 1927 z sheets-sheet 2 nvenfoz Patented Nov. 20, 1928.

UNITED STATES; PATENT oFFjrcE.

LEE L. MCGOOGAN, OF ST. PAULS, NORTH CAROLINA.

DISPLAYA Ann STORAGE RACK.

Application. filed Januar-y. 26, 1927-.

rackv whichz isadapted to securely and releas ably hold a plurality of headl foot members.y of beds in an upright position.

Another object of my inventionis to pro vide a .sectional-,rack for securely holdingI the head andl foot membersof beds in anupright position, said, rack beingmade` in a plurality of sections, so that it canibe` extended to receive any desired number of head or foot members of. beds.

Another object of my invention. is to pro,- vide a rack Yfor storing head andifootymem-V bers of iron beds or beds made of tubular material, together with means for securing a head and foot member to` each other, so that when one of thelm'embers is engagedby my rack, both will be held securely n posi tion.

Having stated some of the objects of my invention, other objects will appear as the description proceeds.`

In the drawings, Ihave-shownia preferred embodiment of my invention, in which.--

Figure 1 isa side elevation of my device showing thehead and foot members stored, in the same;

Figure 2 isv an enlargeddetailed view, parte ly in cross-section, taken` along the line 2-2 in Figure 1; f l

Figure Sis an enlargeddetailed view, showing. the manner in which the sections are ,secured to each otherg. A

Figure 1 is an enlarged detailed view of the means adapted to rest on thetop portion ofthe head members for holding the same;

Figure 5 is an enlarged detailededgeview of the clamping means, shown` in Figure 2;

Figure 6 is an enlarged detailedview of a portion of the rack showing thedownwardly projecting portion thereof,;

tional view taken `alongthe lines 7,-7 in Figure 6. y

Abrief description of the different figures Serial No 163,700.

in the drawings having been given, a detailed description` of the same will now follow, in which like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the drawings.

The numerals 10 and 11 indicate bases which haveupwaidly projecting hollow portions 12. and 13, and adjustably securedv in -said bases, are the tubular members 14 andA 15. These tubular lmembers 14- and 15 have a plurality of holes 1G and 17 in their lower portions, and the base portions 12 and 13 have holes 18 a-nd 19, which are adapted to register with the holes 16 and 17. in the tubular membersla and 15.. Pins may be inserted through-the holes 18 and 19, and through anyv one ot thefholes 16 and 17 for the purpose-of' A adjustingl the height of the tubular members- 14 and 15. The upper ends of the tubular: nembers 14k and 15 'have the elbow members- 2() and 21. Adjustably secured to the elbowv member 20 by means of a set screw or Cotter pin 211,.is the tubular member 25. Securedi to the member 21. is the tubular member 30,r which `member is secured to the member 21a bymeans of the set screws 31. Vhile I have'. described and shown only lthe members'25, and 30, connected together, I -desireiit'to be understood that any number of suoli sections A may be; connected to eachother, depending, upon the length desired, byusing the arrangement shown in `Figure 3by adding eX tension pipes 32 to the pipe 30 by means of the smaller pipe 27 andthe set screws26and 29. ,'Ilhemen'iber 27 and the set screws 26' and 29; are best shown in Figure 3. Here it is readily seenthat by .loosening the screws 29 and 26, the members 30 and 32 may be disengaged from the member 27.

, In thecentralportion of my` rack, I have devised means wherebya, portion of the, rack may be elevated or loweredto yeccommodate different' heights of beds. This vis accom-- plished by having the elbow members 35 and 36, which project downwardly, as in-Figure 1, and have the elbows 39`and 410, and to these last named `elbows may be secured one: orl more tubular sections 11 in whichta holding member42 is adapted to slide upanddown.`

By twisting the elbowy members 35v and 36; 1 and adjusting the setscrews 282223 and 29,

- any desired height fromthe'floor. Figure 7 is an enlarged detailed cross-sec? In the tubular members, such as25, 30 and also in-the tubular member 11v are vertical the horizontal portion 11 may be adjustedrto 43 and 44 projecting upwardly, therethrough, and are surrounded by tubular members 45 and 46, and threadably engaging the top portion of the screws 43 and 44 are the nuts 47 and 48. When these nuts are tightened, the heads on the lower ends of the bolts 43 and 44 are securely held in their place and the member 42 is securely held against the lower ends of the tubular members 45 and 46. Or, if desired, the nuts 47 and 48 may be dispensed with, as the nuts 50 and 51 will hold the parts firmly in position. Au arc shaped member 49 is secured to the upper ends ot the said bolts by means of nuts 5() and 5l. By an upward pull on the arc shaped member 49, the whole device is raised upwardly through the vertical holes, in the tubular members 25, 30 and 41. Each of the members 42 have the arcuate notches 37 which are adapted to fit over the tops of the bed members.

In Figures 6 and 7, the set screws 28 and the elbow member 35 are shown. Here it is seen that by loosening the set screws 28 and exerting a forward pull to the lower portionto the elbow member 35, that the height of the member 41 (see Figure 1) may be adjusted relative to the floor, and when the set screws 28, 29, 22, and 23 are tightened, the

arts will retain their adjusted position. As 1s Vshown in Figure 7, the set screws are ointed and when the parts are placed in ad- )usted position, the set screws are turned and the point is embedded in the inner pipe member. If set screws are not desired, `cotter pins may be used in their stead by having a pluralityof holes in the two pipe members.

It is well known that in many instances, that the head membersand the foot members of beds are not of the same height. I have devised meansV whereby the foot members may be stored with the head members. These means are best shown in Figures 1, 2 and 5. These clampin means consist of a base member 55, which as recesses 56 and 57 therein. I provide another'member 58 which has recesses 59 and 60. Holes 61 and 62, in the two members, provide places for securing the coil spring 63. Une endof the coil spring is secured to the pin 64, in the base member 55, and the other end of the coil spring is secured to the pin in the member 58. This provides for universal movement between the members 55 and 58, and allows the member 58 to be pulled away from the member 55 and swung on the spring 63 as a pivot, as is shown in Figure 5. This spring presses the member 58 against the tubular `portions 66 and 67 of the head and foot members of the bedand securely holds these two members in position.

The method of operation of my device y 4as follows:

i The head members 7() and foot members 71, being secured togetherby the above-described clamping means, can be placed in an up- Various heights of bed members may be stored in this rack. It the head members are higher than those shown in Figure 1, but

not higher than the sections 25 and 30, they may be accommodated without raising the standards 14 and 15, `as the tubes 45 and 46' will slide upwardly and allow the member 42 to rest on the top of the head member.

If the bed members 7 0 are hi her than the members 14 and 15in their hig est adjusted position, they may be held by the members V35, 36, 4l and 42 by loosening the screws or cotter pins 28, 22, 23 and 29 and raising the elbow members 35 and 36 in an elevated position, above the members 25 and 30.

In the description, I have setforth a preferred embodiment of my invention, and

although specific terms are employed, they are used in ageneric and descriptive sense, and not for purposes of limitation, the scope of the invention being set forth in the appended claims.

I claim- A 1. A rack for storing the head and foot members of beds comprising a pair of upright standards, members runninv from one standard to the other, and verticaIly slidable means on the members for releasably holding the head and foot members in approximately .'ertical position. 4 p

2. A device forv displaying and holding the head and foot members of beds, comprising aplurality of horizontally disposed sections joined to each other` and supported on upright standards, and vertically slidable means on the sections adapted to engage the head and foot members, and to hold the same in approximately vertical position.

3. `Aclamping member adapted to secure two .members together, comprising va base member lhaving a lurality of arcuate indentations on one cip its faces, a second member, both of.V said members being resiliently secured to each other for universal movement with relation to each other.Y

4; Ina display rack'for head-and foot members of beds, two vertically adjustable standards, elbows at the top of the standards leading towards each other, a plurality of tubular sections joined to the' elbows and to [25 each other to form a. continuous support j the vertically slidable members, said notches being adapted toV engage the tops of head and foot members to hold the same in approximately vertical position.

5. In a display rack for head and foot members oi'` beds, two spaced apart vertically disposed standards, a plurality of tubular sections joined to each other and spanning; the distance between the standards, a portion oi' the tubular sections being capable of vertical adjustment with relation to the other portions, vertically slidablemembers havingl notches in their low-er faces mounted in the tubular sections, means for adjusting the height of the tubular sections With relation to the base of the standards, and

means for securing the head and foot. mem-v bers of beds to each other to cause them to be held by the vertically slidable members.

6. In a display rack for bedsteads, a pair of standards, bases for supporting the stand ards, means for adjusting the standards vertically in the bases, a plurality of tubular sections joined to each other and to the tops of the standards, holes ifertically. disposed in the tubular sections, members havingI arcuate lower faces slidably mounted `in the holes, all ofi said means beingl adapted to cooperate to hold the head and foot members of beds in approximately vertical position.

In testimony whereof I allix my signature.

LEE L. MCGOOGAN. 

